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Damien Stannard

One lap no stretch for track star Gout

Sprint star Gout Gout is now making waves over the 400m as well. (Jono Searle/AAP PHOTOS)

Just days after after warning Noah Lyles he was coming for the world and Olympic champion, teenage sprint sensation Gout Gout has achieved a mark that has eluded the US track star.  

In a rare outing over 400m at the Joanna Stone Shield meet in Brisbane on Saturday, Gout clocked 46.20 seconds, almost a second under Lyles' personal best for the distance and  the fastest under-18 time by an Australian for 35 years.

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